Example sentences of "[vb mod] [vb infin] [vb pp] [pers pn] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They should have called it the charge of the bike brigade . |
| 2 | Should have nabbed him the park though ! |
| 3 | ‘ That she should have given him the letter a week after his arrival . |
| 4 | The arrival of Deacon Billingsley should have given me the satisfaction that my telephone call had been treated seriously , but I sensed this policeman was not going to offer me any satisfaction at all . |
| 5 | Should have given us the money , money . |
| 6 | should have given us the nudge . |
| 7 | This 28-day programme should have given you the opportunity to come to terms with your body . |
| 8 | I should have given you the benefit of the doubt . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I suppose I should have given you the choice before I took matters into my own hands . ’ |
| 10 | It was the Edinburgh man 's only success from four attempts , and with Nick White failing with four attempts earlier in the game , the Scots squandered opportunities that should have won them the game comfortably . |
| 11 | But you should have told me the truth from the beginning . |
| 12 | Absolutely , you did n't come here and kick and rush , you did n't come here and defend , you played some delightful football , football I know you always like to play , that must have pleased you the way the game was played . |
| 13 | He believed she must have sent him the bill personally , wanting to meet him as much as he wanted to meet her . |
| 14 | Mrs Westaway is usually very good at keeping him under control , but he must have given her the slip somehow . |
| 15 | The girl must have given him the elbow , Harriet decided . |
| 16 | Somebody must have undressed her the night before . |
| 17 | Benny knew that they must have got her the velvet dress with the lacy collar and the pumps to go with it . |
| 18 | Isabelle might have left her the case , but she 'd hidden these things away , making sure they would n't be discovered at least while her husband was alive . |
| 19 | You could have called it the year of their persecution : |
| 20 | You could have hit them the moment they left the house . ’ |
| 21 | This time there was plenty of evidence that could have saved him the trouble of the trip . |
| 22 | ‘ If you 'd asked , I could have saved you the trouble , ’ said Connor pleasantly . |
| 23 | They could have come in and that could have cost you the ball . |
| 24 | ‘ Anyway , she could have given you the study downstairs , ’ continued Hilda . |
| 25 | He had said to Mr Kuntar : ‘ You could have told me the truth from the very beginning . |
| 26 | Had England held a few more catches , that could have won them the match ; as it was , an all-out total of 307 meant victory for West Indies by 134 runs . |
| 27 | And you could have told the girl on switchboard to remind me — she 'd have given me the message , I assure you . ’ |
| 28 | If she 'd said Carolyn had borrowed a book from Clare and wanted to return it , they 'd have given her the address . |
| 29 | If that fool had known what it was , he 'd have given him the money ! ’ |
| 30 | He 'd have got me the moon out of the sky if I 'd wanted it . ’ |